Washington, DC | May 27, 2026 — The Asia Group (TAG) is pleased to welcome Belma Ambrose as Managing Principal. As part of TAG’s global growth strategy, Ambrose joins the TAG team to expand the firm’s European presence and deepen its advisory capabilities across the corridor connecting European and Asian markets — one of the […]
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Kurt Tong, a former U.S. diplomat in Japan and managing partner at the Asia Group, said the idea of Japan investing $550 billion over the next three years was “aspirational,” noting that, since 1980, Japan’s total investment in the United States was $754 billion.
On June 11, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury is set to present the first national budget of the Bangladesh National Party (BNP)-led government, elected in February. At roughly USD 76 billion, the FY2026-27 plan is expected to be among the largest single-year expansions, nearly 18 percent above the current year. However, the budget will
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“For Nvidia, this means the window to sell advanced chips such as the H200 into China is narrowing,” said George Chen, partner and chair of digital practice at The Asia Group. “This trajectory will likely heighten concerns in Washington, where Huawei remains emblematic of U.S. export restrictions,” he said.
“In the past one year, statements and rhetoric coming from Washington on some of India’s most sensitive security concerns and trade matters have not been helpful and have created a trust deficit,” said Ashok Malik, a former policy adviser in India’s Foreign Ministry. “Certain misgivings will remain,” Malik added, noting Rubio’s visit will be considered
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In a live interview with Bloomberg TV’s The China Show on May 22, TAG Managing Partner Kurt Tong says that the Trump-Xi summit held in Beijing was a “significant progress if the objective was to reestablish stability in the relationship”, despite “not overwhelming” commercial deliverables.
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Technology cooperation has been at the forefront of most Europe-India engagements this year. Whether it was the reaffirmation of the Trade and Technology Council (TTC) as the cornerstone of the bilateral 2030 EU-India Strategic Agenda, the focus on trade, technology, and talent flows during Finnish President Alexander Stubb’s visit or French President Emmanuel Macron’s effort
“The real action at APEC is usually in the side meetings, not the formal sessions,” said David Boling, a principal at the Asia Group. In the wake of Trump’s meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, “U.S. and Chinese officials could use the sidelines to test whether the broad understandings from the Trump-Xi summit can be
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Overview In the days following the May 14-15 Trump-Xi summit in Beijing, both governments released readouts that prioritize formal channels to manage commerce, but diverge on commercial deal details, geopolitics, and next steps for rare earth export controls. Notably, the White House fact sheet adopted Chinese President Xi Jinping’s new phrase “constructive strategic stability” to
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When I was a kid, long before the age of streaming and binge-watching, television shows had a reliable trick to keep viewers tuned in: build the audience to a fever pitch of suspense throughout an episode, then flash those three maddening words, to be continued. The recent meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi in Beijing played
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